March 21, 2011

The nuclear power plants in Japan after the March 11 , 2011 earthquakes could become a major nuclear disaster.
Keep watching this page for updates and insights by Raymond Rouse on the issues from a nuke scientist's point of view.

Continuing Updates:

IAEA Status of Fukushima

INES Leaflet on Nuclear Accidents

Continuing Updates on Earthquakes around the world

February 29, 2016
Fukushima-Daiichi: New “Meltdown Byproduct”, Glass Particles With Highly Radioactive Cesium

February 25, 2016
Washington Post: “No one knows what to do with Fukushima” — Scientific American: Plant is in “crisis mode”… fuel has melted through containers — Official: Corium may never be extracted — Gov’t suggests dumping it under Pacific Ocean

February 24, 2016
Tepco admits it should have declared meltdowns at Fukushima plant much earlier

February 23, 2016
Higher Levels of Fukushima Cesium Detected Offshore

February 19, 2016
Fukushima disaster: Tepco to pay couple in landmark damages case

February 18, 2016
Fukushima Disaster Impact: Rise in Cancer Among Children

February 17, 2016
“Mass death” of species found around Fukushima nuclear plant — Gov’t: They “seem to have disappeared… Little or no reproductive success… It is evident biota around the power plant has been affected since the nuclear accident”

February 16, 2016
Fukushima confirms 1 additional thyroid cancer case

February 11, 2016
Japan: Fukushima clean-up may take up to 40 years, plant's operator says

February 10, 2016
Fukushima plant boss says another disaster won't threaten clean-up

February 9, 2016
Japan’s environment minister denies mocking radiation fears of Fukushima residents

February 8, 2016
External radiation doses in Fukushima comparable to those of Europe: study

February 4, 2016
Radiation around Fukushima plant decreases 65%

February 3, 2016
TEPCO delays robotic surveys at Fukushima nuclear reactors

February 1, 2016
As memory of Chernobyl, Fukushima fades, activists renew nuclear warning

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